We experimented by changing the min and max of pictures, and discovered that:

-When the pixel value is below the minimum, it will appear dark/black
-When the pixel value is above the maximum, it will appear light/white
-When the pixel value is between the minimum and the maximum, it will appear different shades of grey, depending on how close it is to the minimum value or the maximum value

HERE ARE SOME PICTURES I EXPERIMENTED ON:
max_400_min_180_colored_fire

Why do these pictures appear to be different colors,even though theyare all colored fire?





Lagoon Nebula- MIN is 180, MAX is 400.
I colored it fire
















max_1000_min_0_colored_fire_lagoon_nebula



Lagoon Nebula- MIN is 0, MAX is 1000
I colored it fire


















max_500_min_300_colored_fire_lagoon_nebula





Lagoon Nebula- MIN is 300, MAX is 500
I colored it fire